While the world has been watching Washington, Germany is quietly going into political meltdown. This is a very German crisis involving coalition infighting and complicated constitutional questions. But behind the complex political wrangling,

Germany is set to head to the polls on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left coalition, sources said on Tuesday. Parliamentary leaders from the country’s largest political parties – Scholz’s Social Democrats ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner after months of budget disputes as his three-way coalition falls apart, plunging the government in a political crisis.

Germany's coalition government fell apart on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, setting the stage for a potential snap election amid political upheaval in Europe's largest economy.

Germany is set to head to the polls on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left coalition. Parliamentary leaders from the country's largest political parties - including Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) and the opposition conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - reached an agreement on Tuesday on a timetable to call the election,

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian democratic (CDU/CSU) opposition, is pushing for a confidence vote before Christmas.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to address lawmakers in the lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, on Wednesday following the collapse of his three-party coalition a week ago. The political upheaval means Europe's biggest economy is now to hold an early election on February 23 instead of September as originally planned.